2016 NAIA football season

2016 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season August 25 – November 12
Postseason November 19 – December 17
National Championship Municipal Stadium
Daytona Beach, FL
Champions St. Francis (IN)
Player of the Year Logan Brettell
(QB, Baker)

The 2016 NAIA Football National Championship was a four-round, sixteen team tournament played between November 19 and December 17 of 2016. The tournament concluded on December 17 with a single game, played as the 61st Annual NAIA Football National Championship Presented by Waste Pro. Waste Pro became the newest title game sponsor in an announcement made October 31, 2015.[1] The game featured two teams that had never before won a national championship, the undefeated #2 Baker Wildcats facing the once-beaten #4 Saint Francis Cougars.

The championship game was played at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. This was the 3rd time the championship game was played at this venue after the prior six games were played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. A total of sixteen teams were been selected to participate in the single-elimination tournament from across the country. The field included ten conference champions who received automatic bids. The field was filled with at-large selections that were awarded to the highest ranked teams that were not conference champions. First-round seeding was based on the final edition of the 2016 NAIA Coaches' Poll, with certain minor modifications given based on geographic considerations. Each subsequent round wwas be re-seeded based on the rankings of all teams advancing to that round.

Quarterfinal pairings were announced by the NAIA on November 20, a day after the first round results were known.[2]

Semifinal pairings were confirmed by the NAIA on November 26, soon after completion of the day's quarterfinal games.[3]

Junior QB Logan Brettell of Baker was awarded the Rawlings Award for most valuable player in the NAIA prior to the championship. The St. Francis Cougars won the NAIA national championship, defeating Baker 38-17.

Conference standings

2016 Central States Football League standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#22 Arizona Christian $   6 – 0         7 – 3  
#21 Langston   5 – 1         7 – 2  
Wayland Baptist   4 – 2         7 – 3  
SW Assemblies of God   2 – 4         4 – 6  
Lyon   2 – 4         3 – 8  
Bacone   2 – 4         2 – 8  
Texas College   0 – 6         0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 Montana Tech $^   9 – 1         10 – 2  
#4 Eastern Oregon ^   8 – 2         10 – 3  
#20 Montana Western   6 – 4         7 – 4  
Southern Oregon   5 – 5         5 – 6  
Carroll (MT)   4 – 6         4 – 6  
Rocky Mountain   4 – 6         4 – 7  
College of Idaho   3 – 7         4 – 7  
Montana State–Northern   1 – 9         1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Playoff Participant
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Morningside $^   8 – 0         10 – 2  
#10 Doane ^   7 – 1         9 – 2  
#16 Dakota Wesleyan   6 – 2         8 – 3  
#19 Concordia (NE)   5 – 3         7 – 3  
Northwestern (IA)   4 – 4         4 – 6  
Midland   3 – 5         6 – 5  
Dordt   2 – 6         5 – 6  
Hastings   1 – 7         4 – 7  
Briar Cliff   0 – 8         1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Playoff Participant
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
#9 Grand View x^   4 – 1         9 – 3  
#24 William Penn x   4 – 1         7 – 4  
#23 Benedictine   3 – 2         7 – 4  
Graceland   3 – 2         5 – 6  
Peru State   1 – 4         5 – 6  
Culver–Stockton   0 – 5         1 – 10  
South Division
#2 Baker x^   5 – 0         14 – 1  
#11 Missouri Valley ^   4 – 1         9 – 3  
MidAmerica Nazarene   3 – 2         6 – 5  
Evangel   2 – 3         4 – 7  
Central Methodist   1 – 4         2 – 9  
Avila   0 – 5         0 – 11  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Playoff Participant
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#12 Tabor $^   8 – 1         8 – 3  
#17 Kansas Wesleyan   7 – 2         9 – 2  
Saint Mary   7 – 2         8 – 3  
#13 Sterling ^   7 – 2         8 – 3  
Friends   5 – 4         6 – 5  
Ottawa   4 – 5         4 – 7  
Bethel (KS)   3 – 6         3 – 7  
Southwestern (KS)   2 – 7         2 – 8  
Bethany (KS)   1 – 8         1 – 10  
McPherson   1 – 8         1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Playoff Participant
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#25 Georgetown (KY) x   5 – 1         7 – 4  
Pikeville x   5 – 1         6 – 5  
Union (KY)   4 – 2         5 – 6  
Cumberlands (KY)   3 – 3         4 – 6  
Kentucky Christian   3 – 3         3 – 8  
Bluefield   1 – 5         1 – 10  
Cincinnati Christian   0 – 6         0 – 11  
West Division
#3 Reinhardt x^   5 – 0         13 – 1  
#8 Lindsey Wilson ^   4 – 1         11 – 2  
Faulkner   3 – 2         6 – 4  
Cumberland (TN)   2 – 3         5 – 6  
Bethel (TN)   1 – 4         7 – 4  
Campbellsville   0 – 5         2 – 8  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Playoff Participant
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mideast Division
#5 Marian (IN) x^   6 – 0         11 – 1  
#1 Saint Francis (IN) ^   5 – 1         13 – 1  
Concordia (MI)   4 – 2         7 – 4  
Siena Heights   2 – 4         5 – 5  
Taylor   2 – 4         4 – 7  
Missouri Baptist   2 – 4         3 – 8  
Lindenwood–Belleville   0 – 6         0 – 10  
Midwest Division
#15 Robert Morris (IL) x^   5 – 0         7 – 4  
Saint Xavier   3 – 2         6 – 4  
Saint Francis (IL)   2 – 3         5 – 6  
Saint Ambrose   2 – 3         4 – 6  
Olivet Nazarene   2 – 3         4 – 7  
Trinity International   1 – 4         4 – 7  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Playoff Participant
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#14 Dickinson State $^   6 – 0         9 – 3  
Valley City   4 – 2         6 – 4  
Presentation   3 – 3         7 – 3  
Dakota State   3 – 3         6 – 4  
Jamestown   3 – 3         4 – 7  
Mayville State   2 – 4         4 – 6  
Waldorf   0 – 6         1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Playoff Participant
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Sun Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#18 Southeastern $^   5 – 0         6 – 3  
Warner   4 – 1         8 – 2  
Webber International   2 – 2         4 – 4  
Point   2 – 3         4 – 4  
Edward Waters   1 – 3         1 – 6  
Ave Maria   0 – 5         0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Playoff Participant
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 NAIA independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Davenport     –           5 – 5  
As of December 20, 2016; Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Playoff bracket

2016 Waste Pro NAIA Football National Championship
Saint Francis Cougars Baker Wildcats
(12–1) (14–0)
38 17
Head coach: 
Kevin Donley		 Head coach: 
Mike Grossner
Coaches
4
Coaches
2
1234 Total
Saint Francis 107714 38
Baker 3077 17
Date December 17, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Municipal Stadium
Location Daytona Beach, Florida
MVP Seth Coate (WR, St. Francis) (Offensive)
Lucas Sparks (DE, St. Francis) (Defensive)
Referee David White
Attendance 2,500
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN3[4]
Announcers Drew Fellios
Forrest Conoly
1st Round
November 19 		Quarterfinals
November 26 		Semifinals
December 3 		Championship
December 17
            
2 Baker (KS) (11–0) 44
13 Sterling (KS) (8–2) 21
2 Baker (KS) (12–0) 42
8 Lindsey Wilson (KY) (11–1) 27
8 Lindsey Wilson (KY) (10–1) 34*
10 Grand View (IA) (9–2) 27
2 Baker (KS) (13–0) 45
9 Eastern Oregon (10–2) 41
1 Marian (IN) (10–0) 32
15 Robert Morris (IL) (7–3) 7
1 Marian (IN) (11–0) 0
9 Eastern Oregon (9–2) 17
7 Doane (NE) (9–1) 28
9 Eastern Oregon (8–2) 34
2 Baker (KS) (14–0) 17
4 Saint Francis (IN) (12–1) 38
3 Reinhardt (GA) (11–0) 52
20 Southeastern (FL) (6–2) 22
3 Reinhardt (GA) (12–0) 27
6 Montana Tech (10–1) 0
6 Montana Tech (9–1) 28
14 Dickinson State (ND) (9–2) 21
3 Reinhardt (GA) (13–0) 24
4 Saint Francis (IN) (11–1) 42
4 Saint Francis (IN) (9–1) 79
11 Missouri Valley (MO) (9–2) 20
4 Saint Francis (IN) (10–1) 42
5 Morningside (IA) (10–1) 28
5 Morningside (IA) (9–1) 65
12 Tabor (KS) (8–2) 17
* denotes OT

Bowl games

Game Date Location Winning Team
(Record)		 Losing Team
(Record)		 Score Note
Victory Bowl December 3 N/A Warner
8-2 (4-1)		 None N/A The NCCAA could not find a second team available to play

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 NAIA FCS First Round Pairings Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 NAIA FCS Quarterfinal Pairings Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 NAIA FCS Quarterfinal Recap". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2016 Schedule / Results". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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